[Vwdiesel] More Quantum Questions/

[mark shepherd]

I agree with Brian. I was going to mention the plugs. If it is a battery 
power problem, A quick check would be to use jump leads and a spare battery. 
These older starters are pretty tough, assuming no corrosion on terminals. 
Having a diesel one next to the gasser ones looks like the one gave birth to 
the other.

What was the compression ratios like?  Not that that matters that much, if 
glows are fine.

Mark

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian and Ruth Decker" <decker at toledotel.com>
To: "'William J Toensing'" <toensing at wildblue.net>; <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 3:21 PM
Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] More Quantum Questions/


>
> Hi Bill;
> Forget the cold start lever as a starting problem. I never use one
> here in Washington state. I would perhaps suggest a new Bosch diesel 
> starter
> and a new battery with as many cold cranking amps as possible and still 
> fit
> in the battery box. Marginal starters and marginal batteries don't cut it
> with a VW Diesel. Also check the glow system. If it starts easily coasting
> and runs good it sounds to me like the starter etc instead of the fuel 
> pump.
> I may be all wrong but it is hard to understand how you have had so much
> starting problem.
> Brian Decker
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com [mailto:vwdiesel-bounces at vwfans.com] On
> Behalf Of William J Toensing
> Sent: Wednesday, July 14, 2010 3:20 AM
> To: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Subject: [Vwdiesel] More Quantum Questions/
>
> Reply to Mark Shepherd. Did not notice any bubbles in the intake line. I 
> did
> find some fuel leaking from the # 3 & # 4 injectors but replaced the line.
> Engine revs nicely but when stopped, will not start immediately. Tried 
> that
> on a hill knowing I could restart by coasting.Fuel does return to the fuel
> tank. The  at times did not return to idle but continued running at an
> estimated 2000 RPM.
> One other possibility. The lever on the IP on the cold start control was
> missing so I had to take the lever from my other IP. It moved OK from the
> front to back stop but I wonder if I could have done this wrong. Will that
> cold start shaft rotate more than the movement allowed by the stops? In
> installing the lever, I assumed that the cold start shaft was in the warm 
> or
> normal run position.
> Bill Toensing, Nevada City, CA
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